Mike Miles on Education

Repeal or revise No Child Left Behind

I will work to repeal or revise NCLB. If we are to judge schools and teachers based on student performance on standardized tests, then let us at least measure success based on student progress over time. Let us hold teachers (and students and parents)
accountable for one year's growth in a year. If a child, who is reading at the 5th grade level when he starts the eighth grade, ends the year reading at the 7th grade level, we should applaud the teacher and the child.

Source: Campaign website, MikeMiles4Senate.com
Jun 30, 2004

Tax credit for teachers

Instead of mandating national assessments and focusing on unrealistic academic comparisons, Washington should help states retain and recruit good teachers.
I will propose a tax credit for teachers who reach their fifth year and agree to sign up for three more years. I also support a plan to forgive a portion of a teacher's college debt if he or she acquires non-probationary status.

Source: Campaign website, MikeMiles4Senate.com
Jun 30, 2004

Repeal or revise No Child Left Behind

The so-called "No Child Left Behind" education legislation is taking valuable resources away from the very school districts that need them most. And this year, 60 percent of all Colorado schools will fail to meet the unrealistic targets established
by the law. I will work to repeal or revise NCLB. If we are to judge schools and teachers based on student performance on standardized tests, then let us at least measure success based on student progress over time.